When I started the blog on this cruise I mentioned that there was one stop that was unexpected and turned out to be a highlight.
I knew we would visit Liverpool but I forgot that Liverpool was the home of the Beatles. When we were studying what excursion when on the ship to take in Liverpool I saw a Beatles tour. We signed up for it immediately.
Luckily our ship docked on the side where our cabin was. We heard music and opened the curtain and went out to the balcony to see a band playing Beatles songs. What a wonderful greeting to the city of Liverpool.
We walked off the ship early so we can see the port area before our tour.
Heading towards Albert Dock we see the Beatles sculptures.
Wow they were big.
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| Before I bought my Beatles Tee |
After walking around we decided to stop and have a light lunch before the tour.
We had lunch at The Fab 4 Cafe
Lasagna, cheese and tomato panini and drinks. 11pounds .
We were surprised to see that they served Beatles cake so of course we had to get a slice.
Note the Yellow submarine
We headed back to the pier to join the group. Our tour guide was Andy and he was going to show us the most interesting parts of Liverpool where the Beatles lived and wrote songs about.
Our first stop was at Penny Lane.
We then drove by John Lennon's neighborhood.
Our next stop was at Strawberry Fields. We got out and took photos and looked at the neighborhood.
From here we went down to the Albert Dock to go to the Beatles Story.
https://www.beatlesstory.com/main-exhibition
The museum was laid out is a easy to follow order. The exhibits were great especially the Yellow Submarine one.
After visiting the Beatles story we got on the bus and headed to Matthew St. to visit the Cavern Club.
https://www.cavernclub.com/
I forgot the Beatles got their start playing at the Cavern Club and it was so cool to visit it.
There was a huge man at the front door who let us in and we descended at least 3 flights to reach the club floor.
It was so mind blowing to see the club and stage and listen to a band who was performing. In another room was the bar and a display case with merchandise. Fortunately I had time to buy a T shirt.!
We went back up to Matthew St. and our guide told us about the street and the statues.
Eleanor Rigby statue
John Lennon
Cilla Black
Here the tour ended. I wish I saw the list of excursions before we got on the ship and I could have booked the 4 hour tour.
If I ever come back to England I would try and spend an overnight in Liverpool to visit the two Beatle museums, walk along Matthew St. and see any other Beatles related sites.
We boarded the ship around 5 pm and waited for the sailaway before going down to dinner. There were locals on the pier and the port shot out streamers and Beatles music was playing.
What a great day. Liverpool was the highlight of the trip for me. Versailles was nice but too far back in history. I remember the Beatles when they first were on TV on the Ed Sullivan Show.
